FBI Can Remotely Activate Android and Laptop Microphones, Reports WSJ

44

2012-11-26_05-29-17-1020_large

Last month, we discussed whether the new Microsoft Kinect could be used as an NSA spying tool. When it comes to the microphones in Android cell phones and laptop computers, though, surveillance might not be a theoretical question. The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI can already remotely activate those microphones to record conversations.

Continue reading…

Read more at The Verge